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Education

Maria Rocha, a third-grade teacher at the KIPP Esperanza Dual Language Academy in San Antonio, came to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 3 years old.
NPR
Immigration
K-12

Nearly 9,000 DACA teachers face an uncertain future

Of the 690,000 undocumented immigrants now facing an uncertain future as Congress and President Trump wrangle over the DACA program are about 8,800 school teachers.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf tours Caln Elementary School in Thorndale, Pa. (AP File Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
K-12
Pennsylvania
Politics

Changing course, Gov. Wolf asks courts to rule on Pa. education funding lawsuit

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has changed his mind regarding a high-profile school funding lawsuit.

8 years ago

Listen 1:53
Douglas Leach, teacher and graduate of Lincoln High School, holds up a sign at a rally ahead of a School Reform Commission meeting in November. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Speak Easy
K-12
Philadelphia

Creating a Philadelphia school board we can trust

The dynamic of mistrust can’t be blamed exclusively on SRC process. For decades, we have had a public school system that has failed people of color and low-income communities.

8 years ago

Eugene Bull records his rap while other students work on their lyrics in Luke O'Brien's classroom at Camelot KAPS Alternative School.

Philly kids rap about the stigma of being a ‘bad kid’

Philly's youngest hip-hop stars attend a school for kids with emotional and behavioral difficulties. But they aren't "bad kids," they're just "way above average."

8 years ago

Listen 3:19
Hackers take part to a test at the Cybersecurity Conference in Lille, northern France, Wednesday Jan. 25, 2017.  (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Delaware
Innovation
Technology

Delaware announces cybersecurity partnership for high school girls

Delaware leaders are offering a free training opportunity for high school girls interested in a career in cybersecurity.

8 years ago

Bethune Elementary School's black male educators refer to themselves as
The Philadelphia Tribune
K-12
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Black male educators make up 31 percent of Bethune Elementary staff

8 years ago

Hartranft fourth-grader Terrsir Smith enjoys a basketball clinic put on by the Philadelphia 76ers at his school, a reward for positive behavior.
K-12
Philadelphia
Sports

Sixers join push to accentuate the positive at Philly school

Hartranft students are taught to be safe, responsible, and respectful. If a teacher “catches” a student embodying one of those characteristics, he or she is rewarded.

8 years ago

The main hallway of the SafeStart program, an early head start program on the campus of Allentown State Hospital in Allentown, Pa, is a play area for kids. (Jessica Kourkounis/for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Allentown Headstart program focuses on kids dealing with trauma

It's the only early Headstart program in the nation to enroll students directly from local county welfare offices.

8 years ago

Listen 04:57
Members of Mayor Kenney's panel that will nominate candidates for the new Board of Education listen to city Chief Education Officer Otis Hackney at its first meeting on Friday January 19 in the Mayor's Reception Room (Greg Windle/The Notebook)
The Notebook
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly Board of Education nominating panel convenes for first meeting

The Mayor’s education nominating panel, charged with recommending candidates to serve for the Board of Education, met for the first time Friday.

8 years ago

Proponents of quality early education centers say they can help reduce Delaware's achievement gap between poor students and those of means. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
K-12
Kids

Carney pledges more money for Delaware’s early education Stars

Details expected next week during governor's fiscal 2019 budget address.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Lane Johnson is seen during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles underdog T-shirts unleash dollars for Philly schools

In advance of big game, Philly offensive tackle Lane Johnson capitalizing on underdog perception with sales of masks and shirts. Proceeds are going to city school district.

8 years ago

Farmland on the road the runs between the Titusville and Corry School Districts (Kevin McCorry/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania

Take Note: Rural schools deal with shifting funding models, opioid crisis

Keystone Crossroads’ Kevin McCorry recently visited Northwestern Pennsylvania to report on the issues that rural school districts face.

8 years ago

Students in Elaine Carboni's 8th grade class at Saint Gabriel School take a vocabulary test. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
K-12
Pennsylvania
Policing
Politics

Feds approve Pa. education plan that deemphasizes standardized testing

Now that US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has approved Pennsylvania’s 13-year education-improvement plan, state officials are working on rolling out some changes.

8 years ago

Puerto Rican piano prodigy Paola Calderon performs during a master class at Philadelphia Performing Arts String Theory School. The 14-year-old relocated to Philadelphia in November after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico.
Music
Philadelphia

Puerto Rican prodigy finds a piano in Philly

After fleeing hurricane devastation, a young pianist gets back on the ivories in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Former School Reform Commission Chairman Wendell Pritchett will be one of thirteen members of the advisory board that will decide on Board of Education nominees.
K-12
Philadelphia

Kenney names nominating panel for new Philly school board

The nominating panel features a baker's dozen of community, civic, and business leaders. The panel will help form Philly's new, locally appointed school board.

8 years ago

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